Author | Audrey Niffenegger |
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Language | English |
Genre | Folk literature |
Publisher | Harry N. Abrams |
Publication date | May 2, 2013 |
Media type | Print (hardback) |
Pages | 80 |
ISBN | 9781419707261 |
Raven Girl is a 2013 novel by Audrey Niffenegger.
A postman who encounters a fledgling raven while on the edge of his route decides to bring her home. The unlikely couple falls in love and conceives a child—an extraordinary raven girl trapped in a human body.
Douglas Wolk of The Washington Post said of the book "the happy ending that the story cuts corners to reach feels as hollow as a bird’s bones." [1] A review from NPR noted that the book "like the sad creature at its center, lingers in the memory: odd, quiet, more than a little unsettling, but strangely, even hauntingly, beautiful." [2]
In 2013, The Royal Ballet asked Niffenegger to adapt the book into a ballet [3] which was performed at the Royal Opera House. [4]
Dame Darcey Andrea Bussell, is a retired English ballerina and a former judge on the BBC television dance contest Strictly Come Dancing.
Max Richter is a German-born British composer and pianist. He works within postminimalist and contemporary classical styles. Richter is classically trained, having graduated in composition from the University of Edinburgh, the Royal Academy of Music in London, and studied with Luciano Berio in Italy.
Audrey Niffenegger is an American writer, artist, and academic. Her debut novel, The Time Traveler's Wife, published in 2003, was a bestseller.
The Time Traveler's Wife is the debut novel by American author Audrey Niffenegger, published in 2003. It is a love story about Henry, a man with a genetic disorder that causes him to time travel unpredictably, and about Clare, his wife, an artist who has to cope with his frequent absences. Niffenegger, who was frustrated with love when she began the novel, wrote the story as a metaphor for her failed relationships. The tale's central relationship came to Niffenegger suddenly and subsequently supplied the novel's title. The novel has been classified as both science fiction and romance.
The National Theatre in the United States is located in downtown Washington, D.C., just east of the White House, and functions as a venue for live stage productions with seating for 1,676. Despite its name, it is not a governmentally funded national theatre, but operated by a private, non-profit organization. It is the second-oldest continuously operating theater in the United States.
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